18．NBA commissioner David Stern was in Orlando on Thursday night，getting ready for Sunday's All-Star Game．Of course，all he could talk about was the only player anyone wants to talk about these days：New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin．
Hours before Lin took the court against the Heat，a few hundred miles South down I-95in Miami，Stern told reporters that Lin's instant popularity hasn't ever been matched in sports history，not even by Sunday's biggest names，LeBron James or Kobe Bryant．
The Associated Press had the details．
"I haven't done a calculation，but it's fair to say that no player has created the interest and the craze in this short period of time，in any sport，that I'm aware of like Jeremy Lin has，"Stern said Thursday．
Lin，an undrafted（未选秀的）guard from Harvard，has become the NBA's biggest story since coming off the Knicks'bench earlier this month to lead them to nine wins in 11games heading into their matchup with Miami on Thursday night．
With Lin's popularity in Asia as the league's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent，and with the religious community because of his strong Christian faith，Stern says he's"never quite seen anything like"the attention on Lin．
"It's fascinating，"Stern said after the All-Star Jam Session opening ceremonies．
The top five videos on NBA．com since Feb.4，when Lin joined the circulation，are all Lin or Knicks related．Lin went from 190，000 followers on Sina，China's version of Twitter，on Feb.2to more than 1million as of Feb.16．
Indeed，Lin's popularity is so out of this world that the NBA made a late list switch to ensure his participation in the Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday，a game that includes the NBA's best rookies（新秀球员）and sophomores．Lin is in such high demand that all of the game's other participants will meet with the media following a team practice on Friday while Lin will have his own，separate press conference later in the night．
This is Jeremy's world，folks．We're all just living in it．Even David Stern and the rest of the league's All-Stars，at least for the moment．

59．The following statements about Jeremy Lin's instant popularity are true EXCEPT thatA．
A．Jeremy Lin led New York Knicks to win all the recent games this month
B．David Stern said Lin was the only instant popular player in NBA's history
C．Lin has become the NBA's greatest story though he was an undrafted guard
D．no player has created the interest and the enthusiasm in such a short period of time
60．Why did Jeremy Lin have so many followers in Asia on Sina，China's version of Twitter？B
A．Because Jeremy Lin was born in Taiwan with strong Christian faith．
B．Maybe because he is the first player born in America but has Chinese descent．
C．Because Sina has a large group of surfing people，maybe more than 10million．
D．Because the top five videos on NBA．com since Feb.4are all Lin or Knicks related．
61．The underlined phrase"out of this world"in Paragraph 9may probably be replaced byC．
A．impossible        B．important       C．exceptional      D．excellent
62．What can we learn from the above passage about Jeremy Lin's instant popularity？C
A..Knowledge starts with practice．
B．Failure is the mother of success．
C．Every dog has its day．
D．No pains，no gains．

17．A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food，police and local media reported on Saturday．
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday，February17，too weak to say more than a few words．
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside．
The man，who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag，said he had been in the car since December 19．
"Just incredible that he's alive considering that he had no food，but also since it's been really cold for some time after Christmas．"a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens-Kuriren，which broke the news．
Ebbe Nyberg，duty officer at the Umea police，said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time．
"We would not make up something like this．The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us．"he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren．
Umea University Hospital，where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team，said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances．
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food．Besides eating snow，the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like（休眠似的） state，physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren．
"A bit like a bear that hibernates．Humans can do that．"he said．"He probably had a body temperature of around 31degrees which the body adjusted to．Due to the low temperature，not much energy was used up．"
"Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown，"police said．

26．Who found the Swedish man in the snow？A
A．Snowmobilers．
B．The police．
C．A rescue team．
D．Local people．
27．"Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time．"implies thatB．
A．police didn't think it true
B．police were sure of the fact
C．police had some doubt on the fact
D．police had reasons to doubt the fact
28．The reason why the man could survive was most probably thatD．
A．he was only forty-five year old
B．he did not use any energy
C．he slept in the sleeping bag
D．he was in a dormant-like state
29．Which is the correct order of the following events？B
a．The Swedish man was stuck in the snow．
b．He was sent to Umea University Hospital．
c．He was found by snowmobilers．
d．He was recovering after treatment．
e．He stayed in his car for nearly two months．
f．He was dug out by people．
A．e，a，c，d，f，b
B．a，e，c，f，b，d
C．a，f，c，e，b，d
D．e，c，f，a，d，b
30．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？C
A．A Traffic Accident
B．A Long Sleep in Winter
C．An Incredible Survival
D．A Successful Rescue．

16．Longer Lives for Wild Elephants
Most people think of zoos as safe places for animals，where struggles such as difficulty finding food and avoiding predators don't exist．Without such problems，animals in zoos should live to a ripe old age．
But that may not be true for the largest land animals on Earth．Scientists have known that elephants in zoos often suffer from poor health．They develop diseases，joint problems and behavior changes．Sometimes，they even become unable to have babies．
To learn more about how captivity（监禁） affects elephants，a team of international scientists compared the life spans of female elephants born in zoos with female elephants living outdoors in their native lands．Zoos keep detailed records of all the animals in their care，documenting factors such as birth dates，illnesses，weight and death．These records made it possible for the researchers to analyze 40years of data on 800African and Asian elephants in zoos across Europe．The scientists compared the life spans of the zoo-born elephants with the life spans of thousands of female wild elephants in Africa and Asian elephants that work in logging camps^（伐木场），over approximately the same time period．
The team found that female African elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9years．Their wild counterparts who died of natural causes lived an average of 56years--more than three times as long．Female Asian elephants followed a similar pattern．In zoos，they lived 18.9years，while those in the logging camps lived 41.7years．
Scientists don't yet know why wild elephants seem to live so much better than their zoo-raised counterparts．Georgia Mason，a biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada who led the study，thinks stress and obesity（肥胖） may be to blame．Zoo elephants don't get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild，and most are very fat．Elephant social lives are also much different in zoos than in the wild，where they live in large herds and family groups．
Another finding from the study showed that Asian elephants born in zoos were more likely to die early than Asian elephants captured in the wild and brought to zoos．Mason suggests stress in the mothers in zoos might cause them to have babies that are less likely to survive．
The study raises some questions about acquiring more elephants to keep in zoos．While some threatened and endangered species living in zoos reproduce successfully and maintain healthy populations，that doesn't appear to be the case with elephants．

72．According to the first two paragraphs，unlike other zoo animals，zoo elephantsD．
A．have difficulty eating food．  B.1ive to a ripe old age．
C．are not afraid of predators．  D．develop health problems．
73．Which of the following about the international scientists'research on the life spans of elephants is NOT true？（See paragraph 3）？B
A．They compared zoo elephants with wild elephants．
B．They kept detailed records of all the elephants in their care．
C．They analyzed the records of the elephants kept in zoos．
D．The zoo-born elephants they studied are kept in European zoos．
74．What do the scientists find in their research？C
A．Female elephants live longer than male elephants．
B．Female zoo elephants live longer than their wild counterparts．
C．Female zoo elephants die much earlier than their wild counterparts．
D．Elephants in zoos and those in the wild enjoy the same long life spans．
75．Which of the following does the author suggest in the last paragraph？A
A．It may not be a wise policy to keep elephants in the zoo．
B．Elephants are no longer an endangered species．
C．Zoo-born elephants should be looked after more carefully．
D．Zoos should keep more animals except elephants．

15．-Good morning．Doctor White's office．
-Hello，this is Peter Smith．Could you please tell Doctor White I_______？My car ____ start．（　　）

	A．	was delayed； doesn't		B．	will be delayed； won't
	C．	am delayed； didn't		D．	would delay； mustn't

14．Are you a compulsive spender，or do you hold on to your money as long as possible？Are you a bargain hunter？Would you rather use charge accounts than pay in cash？Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality．According to psychologists，our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values，but can also stem from past problems．
Experts in psychology believe that for many people，money is an important symbol of strength and influence．Husbands who complain about their wives'spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage．Wives，on the other hand，may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands．In addition，many people consider money a symbol of love．They spend it on their family and friends to express love，or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love．
People can be addicted to different things-for example，alcohol，drugs，certain foods，or even television．They are compulsive in their addictions，i．e．they must satisfy these needs to feel comfortable．In the same way，according to psychologists，compulsive spenders must spend money．
For people who buy on credit，furthermore，charge accounts are even more exciting than money：in other words，they feel that with credit，they can do anything．Their pleasures in spending enormous amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy．
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money，of course，most people look for sales，low prices，and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters，however，often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets，but they are really playing an exciting game：when they can buy something for less than other people，they feel that they are winning．Most people，experts claim，have two reasons for their behavior：a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason．
It is not only scientists，of course，who understand the psychology of spending habits，but also business people．Stores，companies，and advertisers use psychology to increase business：they consider people's needs for love，power，or influence，their basic values，their beliefs and opinions，etc．in their advertising and sales methods．
Psychologists often use a method called"behavior therapy（疗法）"to help individuals solve their personality problems．In the same way，they can help people who feel that they have problems with money：they give them"assignments"If a person buys something in every store that he enters，for instance，a therapist might teach him self discipline in this way：on the first day of his therapy，he must go into a store，stay five minutes，and then leave．On the second day，he should stay for ten minutes and try something on．On the third day，he stays for fifteen minutes，asks the salesclerk a question，but does not buy anything．Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesn't buy anything，and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying．

61．If you use charge accounts，C．
    A．you pay in cash                      B．you pay less than you should
    C．you pay with credit card             D．you pay more than you should
62．Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except thatD．
    A．the things they buy are cheap       B．they believe they can balance their budgets
    C．they get psychological satisfaction D．they really need the things they buy
63．Behavior therapy in this case aims atB．
    A．helping businessmen to increase their business
    B．helping compulsive spenders to buy less
    C．finding out how people will react if they are allowed to buy
    D．finding out what people will do in front of a bargain
64．The underlined word"those"in Paragraph 3 refers toC．
    A．different things                    B．their addictions
    C．their pleasures                     D．charge accounts
65．From the passage we can conclude thatA．
    A．how you spend money reveals if you are psychologically healthy
    B．money is a necessity and will bring you happiness if you have much
    C．compulsive buying problems can be solved by taking some medicine
    D．all businessmen understand well the psychology of customers．

13．Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day？Surely this extra time would relieve the tremendous pressure which we live．Our lives leave a trail of unfinished tasks．Unanswered letters，unvisited friends，unwritten articles，and unread books haunt quiet moments when we stop to evaluate．We desperately need relief．
But would a thirty-hour day really solve the problem？Wouldn't we soon be just as frustrated as we are now with our twenty-four allotment？A mother's work is never finished，and neither is that of any manager，student，teacher，minister，or anyone else we know．Nor will the passage of time help us catch up．Children grow in number and age to require more of our time．Greater experience brings more exacting assignments．So we find ourselves working more and enjoying it less．We are accuslomed to working without stop．
When we stop to evaluate，we realize that our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time； it is basically the problem of priorities（优先顺序）．Actually hard work does not hurt us．We all know what it is to go full speed for long hours，totally involved in an important task．The resulting weariness is matched by a sense of achievement and joy．Not hard work，but doubt and misgiving （疑虑） produce anxiety as we review a month or year and become oppressed by the pile of unfinished tasks．We sense demands have driven us onto a reef of frustration．We confess，quite apart from our sins，"we have left undone those things，which we ought to have done； and we have done those things which we ought not to have done．"To do the urgent thing or to finisnh the important thing，is a sharp question．
Several years ago an experienced cotton-mill manager said to me，"Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out of the important．"He didn't realized how hard his maxim hit．It often returns to haunt and rebuke me by raising the critical problem of priorities．
We live in constant tension between the urgent and the important．The problem is that the important task rarely must be done today，or even this week．The urgent task calls for instant action-endless demands，pressure every hour and day．
A man's home is no longer his castle； it is no longer a place away from urgent tasks because the telephone breaches the walls with imperious（专横的） demands．The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important，and they devour our energy．But in the light of time's perspective their deceptive prominence fades； with a sense of loss we recall the important tasks pushed aside．We realize we've become slaves to the"tyranny（暴政） of the urgent．"

51．The reason why we sometimes wish to have a thirty-hour day is that weC．
A．have too much work to complete  
B．need more time to enjoy our lives
C．need longer hours to ease pressure                
D．are used to working without stop
52．From Paragraph 3，we find anxiety increases when weD．
A．stop to think about our dilemma 
B．go full speed working at our task
C．are doing meaningless things    
D．recall lots of unfinished work
53．The motto that hits the writer tells usB．
A．to finish the urgent and the important thing
B．to avoid the urgent pushing out the important
C．the urgent thing shouldn't be done instantly
D．the important thing is different from the urgent
54．The writer presents the article to remind us thatA．
A．the urgent is not always to come first
B．the problem of time shortage is tough
C．the important is not always depressing
D．the way to deal with the urgent is hard．

12．He suggests that we haveregular（定期的）exercise every day．

11．People who get a good workout almost daily can add nearly four years to their life spans，according to the first study to quantify the impact of physical activity this way．
The researchers looked at records of more than 5，000middle-aged and elderly Americans and found that those who had moderate to high levels of activity lived 1.3to 3.7years longer than those who got little exercise，with men and women benefiting about equally．
"This shows that physical activity really does make a difference--not only for how long you live but for how long you live a healthy life，"said Oscar H．Franco of the Erasmus M．C．University Medical Center in Rotterdam．"Being more physically active can give you more time．"
Previous studies have found that being physically active has a host of health benefits．It reduces the risk of being overweight and of developing many illnesses，improves overall quality of life，and lowers the mortality rate．But the new study is the first to directly calculate the effect on how long people live．
People who engaged in moderate activity--the equivalent of walking for 30minutes a day for five days a week--lived about 1.3to 1.5years longer than those who were less active．Those who took on more intense exercise--the equivalent of running half an hour a day five days every week--extended their lives by about 3.5to 3.7years，the researchers found．
The findings show that even for people who are already middle-aged，exercising more can add years to their lives，Franco said．
Other experts said the study was consistent with the growing evidence that exercising on a regular basis is one of the most important things people can do for their health．
"At the end of the day，this is more evidence that the sedentary lifestyle is the most devastating to health，longevity and chronic disease development，"said James O．Hill of the University of Colorado at Denver．
Hill and others said exercising regularly also enables people to live healthier lives，free from a host of chronic illnesses that can make it hard for people to enjoy their later years．
In addition，recent studies have also found that exercise has payoffs for the mind，too．It has been shown to improve overall well-being and reduce stress and depression．
"The benefits of physical activity extend well beyond the effects on longevity，"said Joann E．Manson of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston．

67．What would be the best title for this text？A
A．A Daily Workout Add 4Years to Life．
B．How A Daily Workout Is Good to Health．
C．Men Benefit More from A Daily Workout．
D．Middle-aged People Benefit from Workout．
68．In what way is this research different from the previous onesC
A．It finds that men and women benefited about equally．
B．Being physically active has a host of health benefits．
C．It's the first to calculate the effect on how long people live．
D．Being more physically active can give you more time to live．
69．According to the research，we can learn thatB．
A．physical activity can extend the effects on longevity
B．moderate exercise can greatly improve overall health
C．the more physically active，the longer people will live
D．the inactive lifestyle is most devastating to longevity
70．The author tries to convince the readers byB．
A．describing successful cases
B．presenting findings of research
C．offering professional comments
D．explaining a certain phenomenon．

10．It is a tall tale that terrifies most young children．Swallow a piece of chewing gum and it will remain in your body for seven years before it is digested．Or so they say．An even worse tale is that swallowed gum can wrap itself around your heart．
But what does happen if you should accidentally eat a stick of gum？Chewing gum is made out of gum base，sweeteners，coloring and flavoring．The gum base is pretty indigestible-it is a mixture of different ingredients（成分）that our body can't use．
Most of the time，your stomach really cannot break down the gum the way it would break down other foods．However，your digestive system has another way to deal with things you swallow．After all，we eat lots of things that we are unable to fully digest．They keep moving along until they make it all the way through the gut（肠子）and come out at the other end one to two days later．
The saliva（唾液）in our mouths will make an attempt at digesting chewing gum as soon as we put it in our mouths．It might get through the shell but many of gum's base ingredients are indigestible．It's then down to our stomach muscles-which contract and relax，much like the way an earthworm moves-to slowly force the things that we swallow through our systems．
Swallowing a huge piece of gum or swallowing many small pieces of gum in a short time can cause a blockage within the digestive system，most often in children，who have a thinner digestive tube than adults-but this is extremely rare．

68．A child might feel terrified after swallowing chewing gum mainly becauseA．
A．they believe the tall tales about chewing gum
B．chewing gum will stay in their body for many years
C．their heart will be wrapped by chewing gum
D．chewing gum is indigestible for children
69．What happens to the food that can't be fully broken down？B．
A．It remains in our digestive system forever
B．It will be eventually moved out of our body
C．It will fight against the power of the gut
D．It will stick to the gut for one or two days
70．The word It （in the 4th paragraph） refers to"B"．
A．the attempt           B．the salvia          C．the shell      D．the gum base
71．What would be the best title for text？C
A．How does our digestive system work？
B．Can chewing gum be swallowed by kids？
C．Does swallowing chewing gum matter？
D．Why swallowing chewing gum frightens kids？

9．Left alone for over a month after the sad death of their owner，cats Roly Poly and Pudding never stood much of a chance．Amazingly，however，the lucky pair survived thanks to their vast fat．
Police found the fat cats after reports of a smell coming from their elderly owner's home in Walsall，West Midlands．Both cats were close to death，but had kept on diet although having no access to food．When officers found the pair，they were still overweight at over nine kilos t-more than twice the weight of a normal cat．
RSPCA inspectors believe the cats managed to stay alive because of their owner's feeding habits，and could have been even heavier before they were discovered．
Judith Haw，from the RSPCA，said，"The cats were obviously much-loved by their owner，but perhaps a bit too much．We think the lady didn't have any relatives who could care for the cats and she didn't have time to let anyone else know．The cats did not have access to any food and were using the house as a toilet，so police were called when neighbors complained about the smell．"
Judith said the cats，which are being eared for at Foxtwood Cattery near Stoke，need a new home with a perfect parent who would be a health-conscious fitness fanatic （狂热者）．She also said，"We'd love to find the cats a personal trainer or perhaps someone who is on a diet so they can help the cats lose weight，too．"

56．Which of the following is mentioned in the text？A
A．The cats are being looked after near Stoke．
B．Inspectors from RSPCA called the police．
C．The lady had time to let anyone else know her death．
D．The cats are twice heavier than a normal cat．
57．RSPCA inspectors thought the cats can survive owing toA．
A．their owner's feeding habits
B．too much food
C．their owner's love
D．RSPCA's careful attending
58．According to Judith，the catsC．
A．were left alone for a month
B．needed a toilet
C．should be fed scientifically
D．gave off some terrible smell
59．We can infer from the passage thatD．
A．the lady didn't have any relatives
B．the cats might have had nowhere to stay
C．police found the pair in Walsall
D．the cats'owner massively overfed them．